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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
2
A fragment describes a young person balancing farm life with study while parents are away in Biswas. The text mentions Meadowbrook Manor and Meadowbrook, a Summer course, and a visiting Bennett staying with the mother.
After a 29 day stay at Bath Memorial Hospital, the patient has been discharged to the home of her father, Chester D. Colby, on 15 Weeks street where she is convalescing.
Earl Fox of Bath spent the week in a period of reading and study, with local reports noting his activities and the conclusion of Cox's Read Week in the town.
A Tuesday visit to Philbrook and a family outing in Matinee included Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Wilber accompanying them as far as their home.
City children will conduct a paper drive on August 6 to supply scrap paper to dealers who will not accept loose bundles. They urge residents with playground children to participate and tie papers in bundles as demand and prices rise.
Artesian well drillers reached 65 feet at Clarence Perkins home but not enough flow. Nearby properties on the north side of the street rely on south side wells. Mrs. Paul Davis plans to keep her home as she looks toward discharge from the WAC in fall. Attendance at dances at Phippsburg Center remains strong. State Guard groups from Bath camp on the south shore with a clambake. Three Fevers Camp in Small Point opens for children this summer with local attendance.
The sheriffs department investigates a housebreaking at Mrs. Elkanah Wy man’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Bowe hosted a lobster supper with Elizabeth Livingstone, William Higgins, Shirley Higgins, and Donald M. Smith. Several guests arrived, including Stanley W. Hyde and William Hill, for the season at the cottage.
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